rusum
Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈruː.sum/, [ˈruːs̠ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈru.sum/, [ˈruːs̬um]
Noun
[edit]rūsum
- (pre-Classical) Alternative form of rūrsum
- [98–138 CE, Velius Longus, edited by T.H.G. Keil, Liber de orthographia (Grammatici Latini; VII)[1], published 1880, page 79, lines 4–6:
- sic et dossum per duo s quam per r dorsum quidam ut lenius enuntiaverunt. ac tota r littera sublata est in eo quod est rusum et retrosum.
- And in this way, some [say] "dossum" with two s's instead of "dorsum" with an r to sound gentler. But to all, r is a sunk letter in "rusum" and "retrosum".]